CVE-2021-3038

Summary

CVECVE-2021-3038
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-04-20 04:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-10-27 12:43:00 UTC
DescriptionA denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows systems allows a limited Windows user to send specifically-crafted input to the GlobalProtect app that results in a Windows blue screen of death (BSOD) error. This issue impacts: GlobalProtect app 5.1 versions earlier than GlobalProtect app 5.1.8; GlobalProtect app 5.2 versions earlier than GlobalProtect app 5.2.4.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CVE-2021-3038 GlobalProtect App: Windows VPN kernel driver denial of service (DoS) MISC security.paloaltonetworks.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

LEGACY: Palo Alto Networks thanks Christophe Schleypen from NCIA / NCIRC for discovering and reporting this issue.

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 375900 Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App Windows Virtual Private Network (VPN) Kernel Driver Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability (GPC-10983)
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